{"id":1886,"date":"2017-06-01T13:50:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T17:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2019-05-28T14:37:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T18:37:29","slug":"instructional-design-era-elearning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/instructional-design-era-elearning\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructional Design in the Era of eLearning"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past,\u00a0information came from limited sources. If you wanted to learn about a topic or develop a new skill, you needed to either find a book or other written source of information, or else you had to find someone who already had the information you wanted and was willing to teach you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those days are long gone. In the 21st century, information comes from an amalgam of digital sources: we have the means\u00a0to store, access, organize, and analyze information like never before.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no surprise, then, that the radical changes in our access to information has affected the way we learn, and the way we teach.<\/span><\/p>\n

The New Psychology of eLearning and Instructional Design<\/span><\/h1>\n

In the simplest of terms, instructional design is the development of a systematic approach to identifying the information that a learner needs to know, and analyzing the most effective strategies for teaching that information. Technology and eLearning have driven profound changes in\u00a0instructional design, and\u00a0permanently altered some of our oldest ideas about how to convey information in an educational setting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applied psychologist Richard Mayer has devoted his studies to the intersection of technology and cognition. With fellow researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara, Dr. Mayer has provided remarkable insight into how multimedia technology has the potential to change the face of instructional design. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe unifying goal is to conduct methodologically rigorous studies that yield research-based principles of instructional design and contribute to cognitive science theories of how people learn,\u201d Mayer explained\u00a0in a recent article by <\/span>UC Santa Barbara\u2019s online publication The Current<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

For Mayer, this work has led him to explore a variety of innovative possibilities for instructional design in eLearning: how students can gain problem solving skills through interactive simulation; how scientific principles can be explained through\u00a0computer-based video, animation, and narration; and how mobile devices, virtual reality, and intelligent tutoring systems could combine to create exciting new ways to individualize learning. <\/span><\/p>\n

The End of the \u201cSage on the Stage\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"Mayer’s work is representative of the trends of modern instructional design.\u00a0For a very long time, education of any kind \u2014 whether K-12, in a university setting, or continuing specialized education for professionals\u00a0\u2014 was based primarily on the \u201csage on the stage\u201d model: an expert on a particular subject stands at the front of the room and talks while students listen and soak up as much information as they can. <\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, this model has severe limitations. It often fails to fully engage learners, especially those who tend toward kinesthetic and visual learning types, and it relies almost entirely on explanations of theoretical models rather than hands-on simulation and practice. <\/span><\/p>\n

With a group of students listening to a single lecturer, there\u2019s very little room to cater to students anywhere outside the middle of the bell curve. Students who would benefit from advanced coursework quickly lose interest, and students who would benefit from additional instruction quickly\u00a0lose motivation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Changing Roles for Educators <\/span><\/h1>\n

The widespread accessibility of technology, and in particular the advent of eLearning, have given rise to a new model: the \u201cguide on the side.\u201d In this revamped version of instructional design,\u00a0<\/span>students are actively engaged participants in their own education, with the teacher there as a resource to help\u00a0learners forge their own path to new skills and academic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayer and other leading experts\u00a0believe the instructional design of this century will build on exciting new possibilities\u00a0for the development and implementation of the \u201cguide on the side.\u201d With devices like laptops and tablets in the hands of so many students, learners will no longer be required to work and learn at the same pace as their neighbors. <\/span><\/p>\n

Computer-supported learning systems like the ones that Mayer is researching will provide new ways for students to interact and engage with information. Classwork need no longer rely on repetitive activities like fill-in-the-blank workbooks. Already, thousands of educational apps, computer programs, websites, and tools\u00a0are at the disposal of educators. <\/span><\/p>\n

As instructional design catches up with\u00a0technological development, instructors will find more and more ways\u00a0to foster an\u00a0independent and personalized path toward learning for students of all ages and abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the past,\u00a0information came from limited sources. If you wanted to learn about a topic or develop a new skill, you needed to either find a book or other written source of information, or else you had to find someone who already had the information you wanted and was willing to teach you. 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